Crime Prevention
Cities Are Fighting Back Against State Preemption Policies on Local Gun Control Laws
There is brimming triangular tension between local, state, and national governing bodies about how cities should best protect their citizenry from gun violence.
Are Police Officers Being Properly Trained to Deal With Hate Crimes?
Only a fraction of bias crimes ever get reported. Fewer still get successfully prosecuted. Perhaps the widespread lack of training for frontline officers has something to do with that.
How to Bring Down Crime Rates
New research suggests utilizing a mix of approaches would be most effective.
Reducing Crime With Limited Legalization
Expanding on the Situational Crime Prevention theory that making crimes harder or less appealing to commit will make them less likely to occur, two criminologists make the case for "providing opportunities" for would-be criminals to commit their acts legally and safely.